Retriever (album)


Retriever is the eighth studio album from Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith. "Whatever It Takes" was released as a single and reached #24 in Canada.

Track listing

All songs written by Ronald Eldon Sexsmith.
  1. "Hard Bargain" – 3:13
  2. "Imaginary Friends" – 3:42
  3. "Not About to Lose" – 3:00
  4. "Tomorrow in Her Eyes" – 2:29
  5. "From Now On" – 4:39
  6. "For the Driver" – 2:47
  7. "Wishing Wells" – 4:08
  8. "Whatever It Takes" – 3:21
  9. "Dandelion Wine" – 3:29
  10. "Happiness" – 2:32
  11. "How on Earth" – 4:10
  12. "I Know It Well" – 2:39

Cover versions

The Art of Time Ensemble featuring Sarah Slean recorded "Dandelion Wine" on their 2009 album Black Flowers. Canadian singer Michael Bublé released a version of the song "Whatever It Takes" in 2009 featuring Sexsmith which was included on Bublé's 2009 album Crazy Love. A cover of Hard Bargain appears on and is the namesake for Emmylou Harris's most recent album, 2011's Hard Bargain.